What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines?

@jea48 , thanks and I did see that option in the US Home Depot site, but no similar wire available from the Canadian HD site (only 12 AWG MC).

I will ask my electrician for sure. I just want to be prepared first as from what I’ve read, electricians tend to get their wires crossed (pun intended) when communicating with audiophiles, with concerns over 10 AWG and expectations of mega current (not realizing it the heavy gauge is to support ultra brief current spikes and not continuous current which is much lower). That Audience wire noted above would be WAY more expensive as expected, but I wonder if it’s worth it?

@nyev 

I gotta ask. Is your electrical panel mounted sideways? Horizontal instead of vertical? What's with that?

Jim

@jea48 , no, it’s mounted vertically - curious, why do you ask?

@jea48,

Note: the guy said in his ad MC armored BX cable. MC is not BX. AC replaced BX.

Thanks Jim that's correct. LOL

Mike

@jea48 , just called the electrician that my dealer directed me to. Very glad you explained the difference in cables to me, thank you! Electrician immediately assumed I would want BX. I explained that no I need the separate ground wire and the electrician said “ah you need the insulated green with the metal clad” and he said that made total sense for the application, so that each device has their own connection to our house’s ground. So thanks again for clarifying that or I wouldn’t have known.

He also said he understood the need for heavier gauge solid core wire to support instantaneous current availability, which he said would be particularly important for longer runs like what I need.

Glad I started this thread or I may have ended up with the wrong wire!

He is coming by in a week or so to provide an estimate.